Paper cup carrier

ABSTRACT

This paper cup carrier is made of flat single piece construction design that has a ring feature for cup insertion and a loop feature that can be pulled up to form a carry handle. This carry handle can be used to conveniently carry a cup on a finger. This cup carrier can also have a feature that bends to form a sleeve around the cup. This cup carrier can also have space to write user name or beverage type for personalizing.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A paper cup occupies one full hand at all times: while carrying beforedrinking, while drinking and even after finishing the beverage till itis dropped in a garbage bin. There is a need for a product that can freethe hand from a paper cup.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This paper cup carrier is made out of a flat bendable material. Thisspecification refers to six figures that are briefly described asfollows:

FIG. 1: shows this product in its free flat state.

FIG. 2: shows this product with its flap features [3] bent downwards,perpendicular to their free state

FIG. 3: shows a paper cup [6] inserted into this product with flapfeatures forming a sleeve around the cup

FIG. 4: shows the product with its loop feature [2] bent upwards,perpendicular to its free state

FIG. 5: shows a paper cup [6] inserted into the product with flapfeatures forming a sleeve around the cup and loop feature forming ahandle to carry the cup

FIG. 6: points to a distinct flat face [4] on the product that providesconfined area for writing

This cup carrier has following features:

-   -   a circular feature, highlighted as [1] in FIG. 1    -   a loop feature, highlighted as [2] in FIG. 1. This loop feature        [2] is connected to the circular feature [1] at its outer edge        at two places: one on each side of circular feature [1] along        its middle    -   one or more flap like features, highlighted as [3] in FIG. 1.        Each flap feature [3] is connected to inner edge of circular        feature [1] forming a bendable connection. Each flap feature [3]        converges inward covering the inner opening of circular feature        [1]    -   the loop feature [2] can further be connected to another small        finger grip loop, highlighted as [5] in FIG. 1    -   a distinct flat face, highlighted as [4] in FIG. 1. This flat        face [4] can be connected to or be part of the circular feature        [1] or the loop feature [2] or the finger grip loop [5] or the        flap feature [3].

Working of Paper Cup Carrier:

Paper cup, highlighted as [6] in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, can be inserted byits smaller diameter end inside the circular feature [1]. As the cup isinserted it will push the flap feature(s) [3] in direction of cupinsertion. The flap feature [3] will bend to form a sleeve around thecup as shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 shows a cup, highlighted as [6], insidethe circular feature [1].

Once the circular feature [1] slides up and stops against the outertaper wall of the cup [6], the loop feature [2] can be pulled up tocarry the cup as shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 shows a cup [6] inserted in theproduct for carrying.

Flat face [4] provides space to write name or beverage type forpersonalization as shown in FIG. 6.

I claim:
 1. This cup carrier is designed to be made in flat form thathas at least two following features: a) A circular feature to receive acup, and b) A loop feature attached to above mentioned circular featurethat can be bent to form a carry handle.
 2. The circular featurementioned in claim #1 can also have one or more flap like features insame flat plane. These flap like features are connected to the circularfeature at its inner edge from one end and free on the other end. Theseflap feature forms a bendable connection with the circular feature. 3.This cup carrier can also have a distinct writing space confined by aphysical boundary.